Chapter 854:

She let the words settle, silence stretching in their wake. Then, in a near whisper, she added, “Take your time. Choose whichever path you want.”

Cedric leaned forward, picked up the divorce agreement, skimmed through it briefly, then set it back down.

He looked up at her. “Which choice do you want me to make?”

Daniela’s teeth pressed into her lip, uncertainty creeping in. When she had woken up earlier, she had almost asked Cedric if he was afraid of her.

Anyone else would be, wouldn’t they?

Sleeping next to someone like her—a bloodstained lunatic—should’ve terrified him.

So, she held back. Instead, she put everything on the table, hoping—just hoping—he would choose to stay.

She had long stopped believing in people and in love. Yet, with Cedric, a flicker of hope still remained.

It was underhanded, maybe even selfish, to tie him down with material wealth, but what other choice did she have? In the end, this was all she had left to offer.

remained eerily calm, an edge of cold detachment in his demeanor, so unlike the

uneasy. She hesitated. “If the risk is

Cedric cut

froze, her mind scrambling. “What did you

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also realize there’s no way to make you change your mind, but in this relationship, I’ve truly given my entire heart. If you insist on risking yourself and something happens, I’ll be left all alone, which would be unbearable. I’m asking you to

as she

You don’t agree?”

“I can’t just hand you

was instant, unwavering. “You carry the child. I’ll take care of everything else. You won’t have to lift

spoke like a

business, Daniela thrived, effortlessly handling

came to bluffing and

give up your wealth, so why refuse to have a baby

to two, and

he couldn’t keep Daniela, their children

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